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defendant en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle English defendaunt (“defending; defending in a suit”), borrowed from Old French defendant, present participle of defendre, from Latin dēfendere.

Meanings

1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
   • Thus comes the English with full power upon us; And more than carefully it us concerns To answer royally in our defences. Therefore the Dukes of Berri and of Bretagne, Of Brabant and of Orleans, shall make forth, And you, Prince Dauphin, with all swift dispatch, To line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant; 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:

Forms

defendant en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle English defendaunt (“defendant in a suit; defender”), borrowed from Old French defendant, nominalisation of defendant; see above.

Meanings

1. In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
   • 404(b)—including a series of domestic abuse incidents defendant perpetrated against victim, a PFA against defendant by victim, and other third-party PFAs entered against defendant to protect other women—as well as evidence from[…] 2019 November 29, Daniel J. Anders, Bobby Ochoa III, Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence, LexisNexis, →ISBN:
2. In criminal proceedings, the accused.
   • Unintended mathwashing occurs when the algorithm is left unchecked, and, learning from historical data, amplifies social bias. The U.S. justice system uses an algorithm called COMPAS to determine a criminal's likelihood to re-offend. COMPAS has been proven by Pro Publica to predict that black defendants will have higher rates of recidivism than they actually do, while white defendants are predicted to have lower rates than they actually do. 2018 January 29, Sophie Kleber, “As AI Meets the Reputation Economy, We're All Being Silently Judged”, in Harvard Business Review, Brighton, M.A.: Harvard Business Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2023:

Forms

Antonyms

claimant (antonym(s) of “in civil proceedings”) · plaintiff (antonym(s) of “in civil proceedings”) · prosecutor (antonym(s) of “in criminal proceedings”)

Deriveds

codefendant · prodefendant · nondefendant · multidefendant · antidefendant · co-defendant

Hypernyms

litigant

Relateds

respondent

Synonyms

respondent (litigation; in civil proceedings)

Translations (137)

nb anklagede (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ur مدعا علیہ (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fi vastaaja (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh бра̑њеница) (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ru подсуди́мая (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hi अभियुक्त (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg подсъди́м (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Beschuldigter (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be абвінава́чаная (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be адка́зчыца (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fr inculpée (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg обвиня́ема (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh бра̑њенӣк (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · vi bị cáo (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pt acusada (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk обвинува́чувана (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pl oskarżony (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fr défendeur (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk звинува́чений (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ka მოპასუხე (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падвiно́ўная (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sk žalovaná (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · el κατηγορούμενος (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pl pozwany (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · es acusada (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падсудзі́мая (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh optužènica (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs obžalovaný (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ml പ്രതി (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it controparte (party responding to the complaint) · hi प्रतिवादी (party responding to the complaint) · uk відповіда́чка (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sl obtoženi (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg отве́тник (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Angeschuldigte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · grc κατηγορουμένη (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cmn 被告 (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Beklagter (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pt réu (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be абвінава́чваны (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs žalovaný (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Angeschuldigter (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg обвиня́ем (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Beklagte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be абвінава́чваная (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · he נאשם \ נֶאֱשָׁם (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · eo akuzito (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · el εναγόμενος (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sk obžalovaná (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fr inculpé (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mk оптуженичка (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg отве́тница (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it accusato (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ru обвиня́емый (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ko 피고 (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it convenuto (party responding to the complaint) · ru подсуди́мый (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · km ចុងចោទ (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · id tergugat (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hu alperes (party responding to the complaint) · nl verweerder (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it accusata (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sl obtožena (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hy ամբաստանյալ (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Angeklagte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk звинува́чена (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ru отве́тчица (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падсудзі́мы (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · el κατηγορουμένη (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mk оптуженик (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs odpůrce (party responding to the complaint) · ru отве́тчик (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk підсу́дний (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sv anklagad (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fa خوانده (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ia accusato (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pt ré (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh оптужѐница (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk підсу́дна (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ko 피고인 (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · vi bị đơn (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · fr défenderesse (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk відповіда́ч (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ja 被告 (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Beschuldigte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh оптужѐнӣк (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · et kaebealune (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it imputata (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ar مُدَّعًى عَلَيْهِ (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be абвінава́чаны (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs obviněná (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mi whakatuaki (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hi प्रतिवादी (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · tr sanık (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · he נאשמת \ נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh optužènīk (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · la reus (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · el εναγομένη (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · grc κατηγορούμενος (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · eo akuzitino (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ar مُتَّهَمَة (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · nl verdachte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · th จำเลย (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падвiно́ўны (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sk žalovaný (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sk obžalovaný (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs žalovaná (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · de Angeklagter (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg подсъди́ма (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падсу́дная (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · it imputato (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs obžalovaná (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · es acusado (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ar مُتَّهَم (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mk обвинета (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pt acusado (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh brȃnjenīk (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · is sakborningur (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · da indstævnte (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be адка́зчык (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · sh brȃnjenica (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bg отве́тничка (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hu vádlott (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pl oskarżona (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · be падсу́дны (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · cs obviněný (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hy պատասխանող (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · bn মুদ্দালেহ (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · pl pozwana (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ga cosantóir (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mk обвинет (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · hu terhelt (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · ru обвиня́емая (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · mi kaikaro (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · rsk бранєни (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · rsk бранєна (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) · uk обвинува́чуваний (person prosecuted or sued, the accused)